{"id":6214,"date":"2025-11-30T04:38:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T08:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/?p=6214"},"modified":"2025-09-27T08:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T12:54:03","slug":"senecio-can-be-succulent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opuntiads.com\/oblog\/senecio-can-be-succulent\/","title":{"rendered":"Senecio Can Be Succulent"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h1>\n

\u201cSucculent senecios\u201d are members of the daisy family (Asteraceae, tribe Senecioneae) that store water in fleshy leaves or stems. Botanically, many of the best-known succulent species once placed in Senecio<\/em> have been reassigned to close relatives\u2014especially Curio<\/strong>, Kleinia<\/strong>, Caputia<\/strong>, and Dendrosenecio<\/strong>\u2014yet horticulture still uses the old Senecio<\/em> names. In practice, databases and plant tags often list both, treating the newer combinations as synonymous with Senecio<\/em><\/strong>. Note that Senecio<\/em> sensu stricto also includes many non-succulent daisies and herbs; the \u201csucculent senecios\u201d are a subset representing convergent adaptations to arid or seasonal dryness.<\/p>\n

The Details<\/h1>\n

How to read the names<\/strong>
Current names are shown first, followed by common Senecio<\/em> synonyms (syn.).<\/p>\n

Trailing \/ \u201cstring\u201d types (mostly Curio<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n